Bottle capper



Patentesl D 19, 1922.

WE%E smwsy mmm OFFIC?EQ MAX JANOFSKY, OF'WASHING-ION, D1smmdrr 012 COLUMBIA, ASSIGI\TOR OF ONE-IIALF T0 ISADORLE SMALL, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUM3B'IA Application fi1ec1 April 11,

-zen 0'l' the United States, resicling at Washund particidarly to portable band operaed levices f01 applylng caps tobottles so as 'to hermeti'cally seal the latter.

An object 016 the in'venti0nisto prov1cle a capping devicje 10r use in applying bottle crowns, which is 01 simpleconstruction ancl easy operation; which has ii;s parts so a rrangecl Chat the 'ripping action of t'he band Will be an1ply sufficientt0 firnfly apply the crown to the bottle; which requires 110 pressure mchanism 01' 1nearis fonholcling ehe bottle cluring th'e capping operation; which is aclzipcable to bottles lmving necks 01 various formations; which is equip1aed with means l01' preventing such pressure being upplied in ;he crowning oper:ition as would injure the cap 0r breal; ehe bottle neck; und Which may be reaclily appliecl= touncl re n1oved lrom the bottle neck.

A still further object of the invention iss to provide a bottle capper which is 0'f such con struction ancl formation as t0 enable the Same t0 be manufactured z mcl marketecl at lOW cost which requires the exerccise olt no special sl ill or knack t0 0pemte 'the sa1ne, andwhich Will prove thoroughly practical ancl elficieno in use.

'VJith these objects in view together with others which Will appear a s the clescription proceecls, 'the invention resi'clesin the novel construction, combination ancl arrang'ement 01 parts all 215 Will be describecl n10re fully hereinafter, illustratecl in the clrziwing, a ncl particularly poinc-ed 0ut in the claim.

In. the drawing:

Figure l is a vertical seutional view taken. through the imprqved bottle capper and illustrating, diagrammatically, the applicati0n 0f the capper t0 a bottle 0f conventional construction.

Figure 2 is 'a from illustraoion 'of the capper, and

Figure 3 is an enlargedhorizontal sectional view taken through the capper anal looking downwardly.

More particularly, the capper comprises h0ldillg member inclicated. ab & which xxiay 1921. Sefial N0. 460,470.

be for1necl ofSuitable metl .01 othen wise, and this holcling mernbe'r is preferably1 providecl ;mt its low6r encl with spacecl parallel ar1ns 5 t0 accommotlate the capper heacl to be hereziltter describecl ancl to asslst in holding the capper Properly posi tionecl upon' the bottle. In the present instance l;he arms holcling member 4:, are connected at their.

lower encls by che plate6. This plate is proviclecl in its forward edge Wih a notch re cess inclicatecl at 7, 130 receive the neck 013 the bottle t0 Which the device is to be applied.

The notch 7 is 0f suchsize 21s to enclose alle bottle neck below the bead th-ereon and .ohe eclges of the notc h angage beneath the l0wer bead 011 the bottle,so' as to prevent n'1oyement 0: the saicl plate in an outward direct ion beyoncl the bead.

The standarcl 4 is proviclecl in its foiWard face with a channel 120 sliclably rec'eive aplunger 8. The plunger, in thepresgntin- .fiange 11 0f a cliameter slightly less fhan the crimpecl eclge 0f the orclinary bottle crown,

The forward face 0f the plunger 8 i's' providecl Wibh t6eth 12 which are in mesh with the segment 13 pivoted as at 14 between the spaced arme: 15 011 the stanclarcl. T bis segment is provided with a lever 16 which extencls in an outward lirection und fih e lever is limitecl in its movement inone direction by the grip 17 formed ao the upper end 0f the standard 4.

In operating the clevice, the nach 0f the bottle is inserted in the notch 7 0f plate 6 so that the edg6s 0I the s'id notch 2Lre clisposecl below the lower bead on the bottle neck. The lever 16 is movecl forwardly or away fromm the grip 17, whereupon the plunger 8 will be raised. The crown may be placed upon the bottle neck 013 may loe resserl into the l@wer g1 1d. of the head. l

convenicntly grasped by the band, und

clutchinq actionof the latter Will cause th0 leve1 t0 force the plunger down und h'rmly engage the cr0wn with the neck of thebottle. The segment 13 und 1ever 16 are so proportioned that Ehe application "of ordinary gripping pressure Will be sufficient to apply the.cap t0 the bottle and"o force t-he crimped edge 01 the caparound the upper neck bead so as t0 henneticallyseal the bottle. It will be understood, 0f course, that the annular dependingfiange 11 ofthe capper head will be 01. slightl v smaller diameter thun the Gter edges 01" the crimps 011 the bottle crown, whereupon movement (f the head t0 its lowest position will cause this crimped ege t0 be bent inwardly so as t0 tightly grip the bott1e bead.

Thegrip 17 acting as a stop f01' leveu'i6, is arranged a1: such inclination (hat the movement 0f the lever will be arrested nfter the capper head has nmved dowmv:uwiily a distance sufiicient t0 apply ehe crown t0 the ordinary typeof crown sea1 bottle. Should it happen that the device is to be used with bottles having a deeper lower bead than that shown in the present irist'ance, it Will be necessary t0 make. a light adjustment in the -mommeflt 01 the plunger S. This ma v be eusily acmmplished by with hmving the pivot pin 14 und moving -01' removing segn1ent 13. The plunger 8 nmy then be inoved Having thus described n1y invention, whau I claim is:

ln a, device 0f the character described, 21 vertical holding member, the upper end f which is bent t0 form a stop und band grip. und furizher provided with two spzmed longitudinal 1ibs rmnged t0 form a channel. spaced arme; extending; from suid 1'ih said arme beingurmnged to accommodate a removable pin the lowex end 01 said holdin ug .member being formed with spaced parall6] mrms terminating in. a bo tie supporting 0011211 extending substant-ially at right angles t0 said arms, a rack n1ovable in said channel. terminating ad; its lower end in a cappin;z die. and an operating 1ever pivute 011 i l relnovnble pin hz-wing integral tlwzrevrih a gear segmenf; adapted t0 mash withsairl rack, said lever bing movable in the c:.1p=

ping Operation toward sai d "band g1ip, whereby said lever und hand g51i9 may b@ grasped by 21 band 0'f the operatoz:

In tostimo'ny whorvnf Tnffix 111 v signatnre.

' MAX JANOFSKY. 

